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Heeling/ Attentions / Go outs
Heeling
This is way too big of a topic for me to even begin to explain. Each dog is an individual and we need to take the steps that each dog needs.
Heeling to me - Dog at my left side , Head up, Tail up, Dog nose is lined up with my pant leg. Moving beside me doing - Slow, Fast, Right , Left, About, Halt without deviating from position.
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before we start. I move the speed up as the dog needs it.
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Very helpful if you heel next to broad jump boards.
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If the dog looks away I stop and wait till they look at me help get them in position and the heel again. I do not lure. Lure is when you put a cookie in their nose and the dog follows it blindly.
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I work to 5 + minutes of moving with my dog with attention.
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I add turns right away but you need to do nice footwork. Knees TOGETHER is the best tip I can give. I do not care what your feet do but your Knees must be together.
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When I start the turns I go very slow motion so I can reinforce the dog for good attention on me.
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Fast - I start - "ARE YOU READY" and run with them so the dog goes from a sit into a run near you with lots of reinforcement.
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I admire any attention that the dog is doing with me. I will stop with young dogs and give them a whole handful of food for good behavior.
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Heeling exercise- Large Circle to the right and left
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Square heeling with rounded corners on the corner I do a full circle much smaller then go the straight then another circle (4 foot diameter) then go on.
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Do a square actually working on the right or left or about then add slow, fast, and halts to them
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Begin to do a pattern on your own.
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Have someone call the pattern for you.
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If my dog looks away or looses position I will stop in HALT position and then guide the dog back to heel and show them where they should be. Reinforce. Go on
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Starts - Dog sitting I will have a cookie ready in my left hand take one step forward then the dog gets the cookie.
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Attention
I appreciate any time my dogs look at me. I ask them to look at me in the eyes when I give them there food, let them go out or any other activity they enjoy. Dogs need to know that you will control what they are doing and you will provide access to all good things.
Dog in heel position
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Have the dog sit at your side.
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Give them 5 cookies in a row for looking at you and release. If you like to use a word I use "Ready"
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As the dog gets good at sitting and watch I build the length of time between the 5 cookies.
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Add distractions - People walking, toys, food. If the dog looks away just wait till they look back and reinforce. If the dog does not look away Reward lavishly and release. You still are only working 5 cookies total.
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Person touches your dog and you leave and they learn they can get away and get lots of cookies from you.
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Dog in Front
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I have food in both hands, very visible to the dog. I wait till the dog looks at my face then I reinforce with the food in one of my hands. I do this till the dog knows to look at me. If you have been working on attention for food dish you should have this one mastered.
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Distractions same as above.
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Go Outs
This is for the Directed Jumping exercise in Utility the 3rd level of obedience.
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Helper puts a cookie on the ground at a pole , wall or somewhere that there is a visible ending. Handler says "Look" . Helper will get the dogs attention on the food and when the dog looks at the food. Handler sends the dog "GO out", go to the dog and keep throwing cookies in the same spot saying "get it". Then release.
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Important = Have the dog on a short leash so they are excited to go but don’t get a correction from the leash when they look at the cookie.
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Build distance to 50 feet.
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Separately work the Turn and SIT. Have the dog standing away from you and say "Dog" "Sit" and have them turn and face you.
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Once your dog has the understanding to look for a cookie you can begin to place a cookie that the dog sees and goes distance and says "Look" (we want the dogs head to drop and look at the cookie) . "Go Out". Throw cookies at the wall and say get it.
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Next step you need to go every where and do go outs. Once your dog is comfortable with the sit you can run out and help them sit.
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End exercise is - Line up in the center of the ring. "Look" "Go Out" " Dog Sit" Then you will send them over a jump.
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I work with things like gloves, toys and misc. things laying around. Build distance and straightness.
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copyrighted Jan Wesen 1998
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